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Issue: 14/08 |
23th April 2008 |
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Issue: 14/08 |
23th April 2008 |
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SIDELINE AND TEAM AREA CREDENTIALS
BAFL have sent out the following message to their teams:
“You should all be aware of the new rule for this season regarding sideline and team area discipline and identification. In summary the rule states that everyone in the team area that is not dressed to play
must carry some form of identification which is colour coded to identify:
• Coaches (Blue)
• Medic (Green*)
• All other sideline (Yellow)
As announced at previous meetings the league is currently also arranging for ball boy/chain crew bibs to be made available to all teams. These are not here yet but in the meantime the following procedures apply to all Adult Contact and Youth Contact games.
Those teams playing this weekend should receive in the post generic cards. All other teams will receive cards next week.
You will note that we have changed the medic card colour to red to help differentiate better. These are required to be worn as described by all team members indicated on the official game roster form. Please
note that the roster form is still the official record.
Also please note that shortly we will be issuing personalised cards to Active BAFCA Coaches (ie: those who have level 1 or more) and these will replace the coaches card above.
At that point we will issue a further instruction to destroy the coach card above. All candidate coaches will be required to wear the sideline or medic card as appropriate.
Finally, please note that the wearing of these cards does not verify that the individuals hold the necessary medical or coaching qualifications.”
Jim Briggs
PLAUDITS
Congratulations to Bolton Bulldogs and Sheffield Tomahawks on a keenly fought and entertaining first competitive match for both teams. Despite the penalty count (32, including 15 majors), both teams played hard, fairly and were enthusiastic, just making rookie mistakes and procedural errors. I know my crew enjoyed the game hugely, the feedback we both received and given back to the teams post game was excellent. It was a pleasure to officiate!!
Mike Cavanagh
#465
GET WELL SOON
Another official who has suffered an injury is Dan Bell. Dan has damaged some ankle ligaments and will be out a few weeks. We wish him a speedy recovery.
Jim Briggs
RESULTS
Sunday 20th April 2008
BAFL 1
Dundee Hurricanes 33 v Yorkshire Rams 12
BAFL 2
Milton Keynes City Pathfinders 25 v Watford Cheetahs 28
Shropshire Revolution 7 v Nottingham Caesars 18
Lincolnshire Bombers 16 v Leicester Falcons 25
Cambridgeshire Cats 7 v Peterborough Saxons 6
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OFFENCE |
SUSPENDED |
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Outstanding items from previous weeks |
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Jason Osei |
79 |
Hertfordshire Hurricanes |
FPF |
4 |
Lifted an opponent into the air and dropped him on his head. |
Next regular season or playoff game he is eligible for |
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New items this week |
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Jonathan Varney |
80 |
Sheffield Tomahawks |
FPF |
2 |
Ran 10 yards to block defenceless player, using helmet to lead his block |
18/05/08 vs Yorkshire Rams |
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Maliki Hidar Saad |
79 |
Bolton Bulldogs |
TUF |
2 |
Two unsportsmanlike fouls. Shouted "see you" and blew a kiss at ejected Sheffield player, then shouted profanity at official who threw first flag. |
18/05/08 vs Lancashire Wolverine Colts |
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Note: it is the responsibility of the individual teams to ensure that their suspended players serve their suspensions in the proper game (according to the BAFA Disciplinary Code), and any dates mentioned here are intended only as a guide. |
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HOME TEAM |
REPORT |
NEXT HOME GAME |
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20/04/08 |
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Milton Keynes City Pathfinders |
No 9 yard marks or numbers. The team areas were marked between the 30 yard lines. Officials changing room was too small for one person, let alone 5. Local council had changed locks on the original rooms and so we had to use rugby referees' room. Outstanding hospitality by home team - 1st class . Brian Yates #29 |
04/05/08 vs Peterborough Saxons |
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Bolton Bulldogs |
Field marked incorrectly with crooked GL and 10 yard lines - asked for remarking. No 3 yard markings. Goals were soccer goals, wider than football posts and crossbar lower than normal. Home team could provide no legal balls. Used two legal balls from away team. Ball boy on away sideline disappeared during 2nd Q and did not reappear for 3rd and 4th Q. Mike Cavanagh #465 |
27/04/08 vs Yorkshire Rams |
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Outstanding items from previous weeks |
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Hampshire Thrashers |
Officials changing room was wet, dirty and unlockable. Team supplied old footballs and borrowed 2 balls from visitors as league had not issued new footballs. Simon Ryan #408 |
27/04/08 vs. Cornish Sharks |
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Note: it is possible that any game may be cancelled, or any team may arrange additional games. In addition, the large number of game cancellations this week means that the fixtures listed here are highly likely to change. Any dates mentioned here are intended only as a guide. |
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2008 |
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April 26th (Sat) |
BAFA board meeting |
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May 10th (Sat) |
BAFRA board meeting |
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June 27th - 29th (Fri - Sun) |
BAFCA meeting |
n/a |
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July 26th (Sat) |
BAFA board meeting |
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August 9th (Sat) |
BAFRA board meeting |
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September 20th & 21st (Sat/Sun) |
Britbowl weekend |
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October 18th (Sat) |
BAFA board meeting |
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October 26th (Sun) |
NFL game at Wembley |
n/a |
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November 22nd (Sat) |
BAFRA board meeting |
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BAFRA Directors |
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President |
Jim Briggs |
General Secretary |
Paul Sutton |
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Finance |
Charles Dean-Young |
Operations |
Pete Johnson |
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Recruitment |
Alun Price |
Training |
David Parsons |
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Director without Portfolio #1 |
Dan Bridgland |
Director without Portfolio #2 |
Keith Wickham |
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The opinions expressed in this Newsflash are those of the contributors, and not necessarily of BAFRA or its Directors. All Incident Reports to be submitted via www.bafra.org. Deadline for articles submitted by email (newsflash@bafra.org) is midnight Tuesday. |